Air India celebrates Women’s Day by flagging off all-women crew flight from Kolkata

National carrier Air India operated an all-women crew flight on the Kolkata-Dimapur-Kolkata sector as part of International Women’s Day. The flight with all-women cockpit and cabin crew accomplished this journey and created a milestone. Air India in fact operates all-women flights every year to commemorate this day dedicated to women.

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As per the press release issued by the airlines, the flight AI709, an Airbus 319, was under the supervision of Captain Akankasha Verma and Captain Satovia Banerjee in the cockpit. Further, the all-women cabin crew comprised D Bhutia, Yatili Kath, MG Mohanraj and T Gosh. Air India’s General Manager Navneet Sidhu flagged off the said flight along with other senior officials at the city airport.

The release added that Air India also has plans to celebrate the International Women’s Day by organising creative and cultural events.
This is however not the first time that Air India has operated such a flight with all-women crew. It has a commendable history dating back to 1985, when it first created this milestone. In 1985, Captain Saudamini Deshmukh operated the first Air India flight with all female staff from Kolkata to Silchar.


The airline also claimed that in 2017 it created a world record by operating the longest ever all female crew flight around the world on the Delhi-San Franciso-Delhi route.
Last year, the national carrier also started an initiative for women passenger’s safety. Six front row seats are kept reserved for female passengers, which can be reserved without any additional cost.